WorksheetsList of Yearbook Terms Everyone Needs to Know
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the term for extra space around your page that is intentionally printed, then trimmed by the printer? The standard size is 1/8 inch and is used to allow for movement of the paper during printing. Fill in the blank: ________
Bleed
Margin
Gutter
Padding
A ________ is a line that gives credit to the author of a story. It can appear either at the beginning or end of copy. Fill in the blank: ________
Byline
Headline
Caption
Dateline
What are photos called that are captured without posing your subjects or distracting them from what they're doing, great for capturing everyday aspects of school life? Fill in the blank: ________
Candids
Portraits
Landscapes
Selfies
A ________ is a page element that explains the who, what, when, where, and why of a photo, and can also be used in the yearbook to tell readers something they would not otherwise know when looking at a photograph. Fill in the blank: ________
Caption
Header
Footer
Sidebar
What is the term for the content of an article or news element, basically the words used to tell a story? Fill in the blank: ________
Copy
Layout
Caption
Headline
A ________ element is the element on a page that immediately attracts a reader’s attention, such as a Drop Cap. Fill in the blank: ________
Dominant Element
Supporting Element
Decorative Element
Secondary Element
What is the term for page numbering that appears on the outside portion of pages, usually at the bottom, and may also contain the title of your yearbook or section title? Fill in the blank: ________
Folio
Header
Caption
Sidebar
In yearbooks, what is the space between two facing pages called, which is important to keep clear because the space shrinks when the yearbook is bound?
Gutter
Margin
Bleed
Header
Fill in the blank: A ______ is a line (or lines) of large type used to introduce the most important fact to the reader.
Headline
Caption
Footnote
Sidebar
Fill in the blank: ______ is the space between two letters that are next to one another. You can adjust it to avoid gaps in your text (for example: if character pairs are spaced too far apart).
Kerning
Tracking
Leading
Baseline
Fill in the blank: A ______ is a chart that represents the pages in a yearbook. It can be helpful when planning section placement and page content.
Ladder
Index
Timeline
Blueprint
Fill in the blank: A ______ is a design plan for a page or spread in a yearbook. It accounts for the size and position of all elements on a page.
Layout
Caption
Font
Border
Fill in the blank: The ______ is the introductory portion of a news story; usually the first sentence or paragraph. It relays to the reader the most essential information. In traditional journalism, it is spelled "lede."
Lead (or Lede)
Byline
Caption
Dateline
Fill in the blank: ______ is the space between lines of text. You can adjust it to increase readability or to squeeze more text onto a page. (Rule of thumb: The more space there is between lines of text, the easier that text is to read.)
Leading
Kerning
Tracking
Indentation
Fill in the blank: A ______, also called a "mod," is essentially the yearbook equivalent of a sidebar. It is a smaller amount of text with accompanying photos that supports a page’s main story.
Module
Caption
Header
Feature
Fill in the blank: ______ are posed photographs of individuals. These photos are the ones usually being referred to when someone is talking about their "yearbook photo" or "school portrait."
Portraits
Landscapes
Candid shots
Action photos
Fill in the blank: ______ is used to catch any typos before sending a yearbook to print. It’s the last read of the yearbook and should be done on a printed proof.
Proofreading
Editing
Publishing
Designing
Fill in the blank: A ______ is a phrase or quote pulled from a story and used as a graphic element. It highlights a key topic or point in a story and is usually placed in larger, more distinctive type.
Pull Quote
Caption
Byline
Sidebar
Fill in the blank: A ______ refers to two pages that face each other in a yearbook.
spread
section
caption
column
Fill in the blank: A yearbook ______ is an idea or concept that’s used to tie together the various sections and stories found throughout the yearbook.
theme
editor
photo
cover
Fill in the blank: A ______ is a predesigned layout that helps maintain visual consistency throughout a book. Different sections may have different templates.
template
chapter
font
margin
Fill in the blank: ______ is a color model traditionally used in printing. Printers use subtractive color, where cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks are applied to paper.
CMYK
RGB
HSV
LAB
Fill in the blank: The abbreviation for dots per inch, ______, is a measurement of an image’s resolution. The higher the DPI of an image, the clearer and more detailed that image will print.
DPI
PPI
RGB
CMYK
Fill in the blank: The ______ is a mathematical rule that’s used to repeatedly create visually pleasing designs. In yearbooks, you can use it to create different layouts, and it’s best to visualize it as a rectangle with its length being roughly one and a half (1.618) times its width.
Golden Ratio
Fibonacci Sequence
Pythagorean Theorem
Rule of Thirds
Fill in the blank: ______ fonts are fonts that have equal width for each letter. They can be serifed or sans serifed.
Monospaced
Proportional
Script
Display
Fill in the blank: In yearbook publishing, ______ are a word, part of a word, or a small line of text that falls at the end of a paragraph on a line by itself, creating unwanted white space and distracting readers.
orphans
headers
captions
footers
Fill in the blank: A ______ is a unit of measurement, often used to determine the width of an element on a yearbook page. It is equal to 1/6 inch (or 12 points).
pica
pixel
centimeter
inch
Fill in the blank: ________ is the sharpness of an image. In print, it is measured in DPI. In digital, it is measured in pixels.
Resolution
Contrast
Brightness
Saturation
Fill in the blank: ________ is a color model traditionally used in digital publishing. Colors are created in this model by adding red, green, and blue pixels to a black base.
RGB
CMYK
HSV
Pantone
Fill in the blank: The '________' is a guideline in photography that encourages a photographer to move the primary subject of the photograph away from the center.
Rule of Thirds
Golden Ratio
Leading Lines
Symmetry
Fill in the blank: ________ fonts lack the decorative elements found on serif fonts. They're great for digital projects, since they are easy to read on computer screens, but are also very popular for printed headlines.
Sans Serif Fonts
Script Fonts
Monospaced Fonts
Handwritten Fonts
Fill in the blank: ________ fonts have small decorative elements (called serifs) at the end of letter strokes. These fonts are more legible at smaller sizes and are great to use in large bodies of text, like the body copy in your yearbook.
Serif Fonts
Sans-serif Fonts
Script Fonts
Display Fonts
Fill in the blank: A ________ is a set of standards used to create consistency in your yearbook. Also known as a style sheet, it can be used for typographic, graphic design, and copywriting.
Style Guide
Table of Contents
Index
Glossary
Fill in the blank: ________ is the empty area around an object. Also known as negative space, it can be used to draw the viewer into a particular spot in the design and prevents content from overcrowding the page.
White Space
Texture
Contrast
Alignment
Fill in the blank: A ________ is a word or line of text that sits alone at the start of a column or page. They're similar to orphans in that they are distracting to readers.
Widow
Header
Footer
Caption
